EXCURSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS
The curriculum may incorporate excursions and field trips. They must be educational in nature and related to the curriculum and content of the course of study. The Assistant Principal of Curriculum is responsible for giving approval.
Parents are required to complete a Parent Permission form well in advance of the event.
There must be adequate supervision and school rules of conduct will be maintained. Proposed trips outside of a 100-mile radius of the school must take into consideration the ability of parents to incur associated costs, the financial impact on other school fundraising activities and the class work that will be missed.
Proposed overnight trips must have a clear educational purpose and require additional insurance from the Archdiocese. The Principal is required to obtain approval from the Regional Supervisor prior to any overnight field trips.
The Archdiocesan field trip form must be used for all field trips and excursions and all completed forms must be retained until the end of the school year.
State law requires that a first aid kit be immediately available to the supervising adult on all excursions and field trips. Student emergency information must be immediately available to the supervisor and at least one adult chaperone shall be in possession of a cell phone. A snakebite kit must be included in any areas where there may be venomous snakes.
